This document outlines a distributed systems assignment for students to design, implement, and monitor a private cloud. It consists of 5 tasks: 1) designing a private cloud architecture, 2) implementing the private cloud, 3) monitoring the private cloud, 4) developing a Facebook-like application to deploy on the private cloud, and 5) submitting a critical review of the design and implementation. Students will work in groups of about 4 but be individually assessed. The assignment aims to develop skills in distributed systems and providing feedback to improve expertise in designing robust and scalable distributed architectures.
People are used to search solutions to their information needs within their trusted connections. Analyzing online social users' behaviors we have studied several ways to retrieve a set of potential experts for the question we want to answer.
An Application-Oriented Approach for Computer Security EducationXiao Qin
In the past few years, numerous universities have incorporated computer security courses into their
undergraduate curricula. Recent studies show that students can effectively gain their knowledge and
experience in building secure computer systems by conducting course projects. However, existing
computer security laboratory exercises are comprised of small-scale, fragmented, and isolated course projects, making it inadequate to prepare undergraduate students to implement real-world secure computing systems. Conventional wisdom in designing computer security course projects pays little
attention to train students to assemble small building blocks into a large-scale secure computing and information system. To overcome students’ lack of experience in implementing large-scale secure software, we propose a novel application-oriented approach to teaching computer security courses by constructing course projects for computer security education. In this pilot project we will develop an extensible application framework for computer security course projects. The framework will provide valuable learning materials that can enable undergraduate students to gain unique experience of building large-scale trustworthy computer systems. Course projects are implemented as plugin modules of an application-based framework. After integrating all the security modules together in the framework, undergraduate students can experiment with various ways of implementing sophisticated
secure computer and information systems.
CP2083 Introduction to Artificial Intelligencebutest
This document provides information about the CP2083 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence module offered in 2003/2004 at the School of Computing and Information Technology. The module is a level 2, 15 credit module that introduces core AI algorithms including knowledge representation, problem space search techniques, machine learning, neural networks, genetic algorithms, and software agents. It will be taught on Thursdays from 9am to 1pm and assessed through a programming assignment worth 50% and a closed book exam worth 50%. The module is aimed at providing students with an understanding of modern AI algorithms and the ability to construct an AI system using library routines.
This document provides learning materials for a unit on electronic fault finding. It is divided into three sections that cover techniques of fault diagnosis, implementing a fault location strategy, and locating faults to component level in digital and analog circuits. The document outlines the unit structure, learning approach, assessment methods, and symbols used. It also lists other resources required, such as various electronic systems with intentionally implemented faults, to provide practical fault finding experience.
This document provides an overview of ITEC 410 Current Technologies course. It outlines the course details including the lecturer contact information, consultation etiquette, plagiarism policy, attendance rules, course description, 5 learning outcomes, assessment types and weights, learning resources, and an introductory assignment. The course aims to provide skills to develop dynamic web applications using technologies like PHP and introduces concepts like e-business systems, web development lifecycle, and web service integration.
Island Records was founded in Jamaica and is now based in the UK, signing artists across many genres including Florence and the Machine, Mika, Mumford & Sons, and indie folk acts. In the Name Of was recently created by Lily Allen as a subsidiary of Sony focusing on new artists like Tom Odell and Cults. Atlantic Records is an American label known for blues, rock, and jazz that is now a subsidiary of Warner, having merged with Elektra Records and signing a diverse range of artists from Scars on 45 to B.O.B. to indie folk acts Birdy, Matt Corby, and Jason Mraz.
People are used to search solutions to their information needs within their trusted connections. Analyzing online social users' behaviors we have studied several ways to retrieve a set of potential experts for the question we want to answer.
An Application-Oriented Approach for Computer Security EducationXiao Qin
In the past few years, numerous universities have incorporated computer security courses into their
undergraduate curricula. Recent studies show that students can effectively gain their knowledge and
experience in building secure computer systems by conducting course projects. However, existing
computer security laboratory exercises are comprised of small-scale, fragmented, and isolated course projects, making it inadequate to prepare undergraduate students to implement real-world secure computing systems. Conventional wisdom in designing computer security course projects pays little
attention to train students to assemble small building blocks into a large-scale secure computing and information system. To overcome students’ lack of experience in implementing large-scale secure software, we propose a novel application-oriented approach to teaching computer security courses by constructing course projects for computer security education. In this pilot project we will develop an extensible application framework for computer security course projects. The framework will provide valuable learning materials that can enable undergraduate students to gain unique experience of building large-scale trustworthy computer systems. Course projects are implemented as plugin modules of an application-based framework. After integrating all the security modules together in the framework, undergraduate students can experiment with various ways of implementing sophisticated
secure computer and information systems.
CP2083 Introduction to Artificial Intelligencebutest
This document provides information about the CP2083 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence module offered in 2003/2004 at the School of Computing and Information Technology. The module is a level 2, 15 credit module that introduces core AI algorithms including knowledge representation, problem space search techniques, machine learning, neural networks, genetic algorithms, and software agents. It will be taught on Thursdays from 9am to 1pm and assessed through a programming assignment worth 50% and a closed book exam worth 50%. The module is aimed at providing students with an understanding of modern AI algorithms and the ability to construct an AI system using library routines.
This document provides learning materials for a unit on electronic fault finding. It is divided into three sections that cover techniques of fault diagnosis, implementing a fault location strategy, and locating faults to component level in digital and analog circuits. The document outlines the unit structure, learning approach, assessment methods, and symbols used. It also lists other resources required, such as various electronic systems with intentionally implemented faults, to provide practical fault finding experience.
This document provides an overview of ITEC 410 Current Technologies course. It outlines the course details including the lecturer contact information, consultation etiquette, plagiarism policy, attendance rules, course description, 5 learning outcomes, assessment types and weights, learning resources, and an introductory assignment. The course aims to provide skills to develop dynamic web applications using technologies like PHP and introduces concepts like e-business systems, web development lifecycle, and web service integration.
Island Records was founded in Jamaica and is now based in the UK, signing artists across many genres including Florence and the Machine, Mika, Mumford & Sons, and indie folk acts. In the Name Of was recently created by Lily Allen as a subsidiary of Sony focusing on new artists like Tom Odell and Cults. Atlantic Records is an American label known for blues, rock, and jazz that is now a subsidiary of Warner, having merged with Elektra Records and signing a diverse range of artists from Scars on 45 to B.O.B. to indie folk acts Birdy, Matt Corby, and Jason Mraz.
This document summarizes two articles about restaurants in Bangalore, India.
The first article describes Shivaji Military Hotel, an 80-year-old establishment serving Maratha cuisine. The hotel has been run by the Rao brothers for decades, maintaining simple, authentic dishes. Their most popular dish is the donne biryani, cooked over charcoal.
The second article profiles Queens, a tiny 40-year-old restaurant known for homestyle North Indian food. It was started by Mrs. Soneelam Chodha who wanted to share her love of cooking. The restaurant maintains its ethnic decor and strictly sticks to its menu of dishes like methi chicken and sarson da saag.
Island Records was founded in Jamaica and is now based in the UK. It is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group and has signed artists across many genres including Florence and the Machine, Mika, Mumford & Sons, Jack Johnson, Alex Clare and Ben Howard. In the Name of is a new record label created by Lily Allen that is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment America and currently has a small roster including Tom Odell and Cults. Atlantic Records is an American label best known for blues, rock and roll and jazz that is now a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, having merged with Elektra Records in 2004. It has signed artists from Scars on 45 to B.O.B. and also works in
Acoustic and indie/folk album covers typically feature simplistic designs with few characters and hidden meanings on the front cover. The back cover lists the songs in the center and includes information like the record label, barcode, copyright, and distribution. Insides maintain the color scheme with blank backgrounds and little text, while the spine lists the record company, band, and album name in a simple font.
Goodwin identified 8 principles that distinguish music videos, including the link between music/lyrics and visuals, genre conventions, demands of record labels, and intertextual references. Laura Melvey coined the term "male gaze theory" in 1975 to describe how the camera often lingers on the female body and presents events through a male perspective, sometimes reducing women to objects. Johnathon Schroder stated in 1998 that the male gaze implies a power dynamic where the gazer sees the object of the gaze as inferior.
Indie folk music began in the 1990s and was influenced by folk music from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s as well as country music and indie rock. There are common codes and conventions used in indie folk music videos including long shots of the artist playing instruments, establishing shots of scenery, and close-ups of artists. Lighting is typically ambient or from fairy lights and matches the mood of the song. Editing is usually subtle with soft focuses on the artist's face and location, often ending with a fade to black. While there may not be a strong link between lyrics and imagery, there is usually a link between the music and images, and artists are commonly seen singing.
The document describes a proposed web application for automating project management tasks at an engineering institute. The application would allow students to form groups, get project approvals, submit work, and receive feedback and evaluations. It consists of two modules - one for online project work and another to evaluate student and project progress. The goal is to streamline project activities and provide a centralized platform for communication between students and guides.
Software Engineering with Objects (M363) Final Revision By Kuwait10Kuwait10
This document provides an overview of software engineering concepts covered in various course units. It begins with introductions to approaches to software development, requirements concepts, and modeling. Key topics covered include the software development life cycle, requirements elicitation and analysis techniques, types of requirements (functional and non-functional), modeling languages like UML, and risks and traceability in software projects. The document also lists contents for each of the 14 course units.
This document provides an overview of the DevOps: Engineering for Deployment and Operations course. The course focuses on DevOps technology and teaches infrastructure concepts like virtualization, networking, and security. Students will learn DevOps principles such as infrastructure as code, configuration management, microservices architecture, and deployment pipelines. The course involves weekly readings, videos, quizzes, discussions, and assignments using DevOps tools like Vagrant, Docker, Jenkins, Ansible, and Kubernetes. The final grade is based on daily quizzes, a final exam, assignments, and class participation.
HND Assignment Brief Session: September 2015
Programme title
BTEC HND in Computing and Systems Development
Unit number and title
41
Programming in Java (L5)
Assignment number & title
1 of 1
Programming in Java (L5)
Unit Leader
DR Gebremichael
Assessor (s)
Yonas Gebremichael and Hassan Baajour
Issue Date
30 Sept 2015
Final assignment submission deadline
28 May 2015 – 09 Sept 2015
Late submission deadline
11 – 16 September 2015
The learners are required to follow the strict deadline set by the
College for submissions of assignments in accordance with the BTEC level 4 – 7 submission guidelines and College policy on submissions. They should also refer to Merit and Distinction criteria that require evidence of meeting agreed timelines and ability to plan and organise time effectively without which the learner may not expect to receive a higher grade.
Resubmission deadline
TBA
Feedback
In-class feedback will be available from draft submissions on a taskby-task basis as a formative feedback and also for initial submission. Final feedback will be available within 2 – 3 weeks of the assignment submission date.
General
Guidelines
1. The work you submit must be in your own words. If you use a quote or an illustration from somewhere you must give the source.
2. Include a list of references at the end of your document. You must give all your sources of information.
3. Make sure your work is clearly presented and that you use readily understandable English.
4. Wherever possible use a word processor and its “spell-checker”.
Internal verifier
Dr. Hasan
Signature (IV of the brief) *
Dr. Hasan
Date
06/05/15
ICON College of Technology and Management
BTEC HND in Computing and Systems Development
(CSD)
Unit41: Programming in Java (L5)
Session: May\Sept 2015
Coursework
Recommended maximum words: 4,000
This Unit will be assessed by assignment and Presentation.
You are strongly recommended to read “Preparation guidelines of the Coursework Document” before answering/solving your assignment.
Scenario:
White Chapel Academy has asked you to develop a Student Information Management System (SIMS). The system shall hold the details of every student and tutor and admin staff in the school as well as storing information about the courses that are available at the school. It shall enable the school staff to enrol students to the school and manage student’s fee payments.
Once the students are enrolled, a system administrator will create classes in the system and allocate date, time and tutor for each class to enrol students to. The system shall also be used for managing students’ class attendance as well as track their progress in the course. The system shall have a facility for registered parents to login and check their sons’ or daughters’ attendance, academic progress, behaviour at school.
When a student first enrols at the school, he or she will receive a timetable with a list of classe ...
IT 700 Final Project Guidelines and RubricOverviewAs the fin.docxADDY50
IT 700 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
As the final stop in your journey toward your Master of Science in Information Technology, you will complete a capstone project that integrates the knowledge and skills you have developed in previous coursework and over the duration of the term by working to solve an information technology problem. To do this, you will develop a project proposal that identifies the problem you plan to solve. You will then design your solution and report on the implementation of your solution. You will also reflect on your project and your journey through the Information Technology (IT) program as well as how you plan to position yourself professionally.
Evaluation of Capstone
This capstone will be assessed somewhat differently than other courses you have taken online at SNHU. There are three separate components which will be submitted at different times during the course; however, they all operate together to comprise the whole capstone experience and
are not
assessed separately. You will be evaluated on all three as a unit in determining whether you have demonstrated proficiency in each outcome. Your work is expected to meet the highest professional standards.
This assessment will evaluate your mastery with respect to the following outcomes:
·
Develop innovative and agile, computer-based solutions to business problems through a systems analysis approach and technology integration and application
·
Design a plan for implementing and monitoring solutions that incorporate core information technologies, concepts, and methods appropriate for secure information use across an enterprise
·
Collaborate and communicate effectively in a variety of environments through situational awareness and audience analysis
·
Develop an implementation plan for systematic information risk assessment for change management plans and processes within enterprise business and information technology environments
·
Using computational logic and critical analysis, construct ethically sound, technology-informed procedures to ensure legal compliance and maintain security within enterprise information technology environments
Prompt
To simulate a real work environment, your capstone project will progress from developing a project proposal, to reporting on the design and creation of a project solution, to reflecting on the capstone experience. As you can see, writing is an important part of this capstone experience. IT professionals are not typically known for being great writers; however, successful IT professionals employ quality communication skills. The proposal, report, and reflection are opportunities for you to exhibit your superior written communication skills.
Working individually and with feedback from peers and your instructor, you will analyze a real-world problem that can be solved with information technology. The problem needs to have significance to your chosen discipline (database design, software progra ...
Creating a Use Case
Jennifer LeClair
CIS 510
Instructor Name: Dr. Austin Umezurike
10/27/2016
Assignment 2:
Creating a Use Case
Introduction
With this paper I will show how a use case diagram should be used. I base this paper from fig. 3
– 11 pages 78 – 80 in our textbook titled: System Analysis and Design in a Changing World, 6th
edition, by Satzinger, Jackson, and Burd. In the Use Case Diagram that I make, I will depict a
use case for a RMO CSMS subsystem. I will also be describing the overview of the diagram. I
will also provide an analysis of the characters.
Use Case Introduction
An activity that a system performs is known as a use case. It is mostly in response to the
user. Use case analysis is a technique that is used for identifying the functional requirements of
the software system. A use case is to designate the point of view from a client and customer, this
is a use cases main purpose. An analytical role in the development process is done by the
developer. The other definition of a use case is as an objective or as an actor. Actors are with a
particular system and they want to achieve. In the use case diagram that I create, I will show the
actors and use cases for the RMO CSMS subsystem for marketing.
Marketing Subsystem
RMO CSMS
Marketing Merchandising
Overview
The overview of this use case diagram has the following: It shows the system boundary,
the association and the actors. The one that does the interaction with the system by entering or
receiving data is called a group, actor, external agent or person. Another part of the whole system
are the system boundaries. System boundaries are the computerized part of the application along
with the users who operate it. When a customer places a relationship between certain things such
as a certain employee in a department and an order, this would be a logical association. In my
diagram I have included two actors, one is representing marketing and the other represents
merchandising.
Analysis
The events and actions that define the interactions with a system and the role in order to
be able to discover a goal is a list of actions or steps in an event in a use case. The elements that
make up a use case diagram and the connections that are between a use case and the actors is an
association. This lets us know that there is communication between the actors and the use case.
On the marketing side they need to be able to update / add promotions, production and business
partners. On the merchandising side they need to be able to update / add production information
and accessory packages.
Summary
The important part of a use case diagram is that you can identi ...
NagaRaju Addanki is a senior technical lead with over 8 years of experience developing web applications. He has extensive experience using Microsoft technologies like ASP.NET, C#, and SQL Server. Currently he works at Value Labs as a technical lead on payroll projects. He is seeking new project opportunities in software development.
The document describes a course on software engineering. It includes the course objectives, which are to understand various phases of a software project like requirements engineering and analysis modeling. It also aims to teach object-oriented concepts, enterprise integration, deployment techniques, and testing and project management methods. The document lists the course outcomes and syllabus covering topics like software processes, requirements analysis, object-oriented concepts, software design, and testing and project management over 5 units. It also provides references and learning resources.
NagaRaju Addanki is a software developer with over 7 years of experience seeking new project opportunities. He has extensive experience developing web applications using Microsoft technologies like ASP.NET, C#, and SQL Server. Currently he works as a module lead at Value Labs in Hyderabad, India where he supports payroll projects and applications. His background includes developing academic, e-commerce, and database applications for clients.
Tech challenges in a large scale agile projectHarald Soevik
1. The document discusses three major technical challenges faced in a large-scale Java project that adopted Scrum methodology: modularization, testing environments, and declaratively representing domain knowledge.
2. For modularization, the project struggled with creating an optimal structure that balanced complexity, coupling, and cohesion across modules. Testing multiple environments provided benefits but also challenges in maintenance and automation.
3. Representing domain knowledge declaratively aimed to separate knowledge from implementation, but specific issues are not discussed in the summary due to a missing portion of the original text.
This document provides an overview of web based software development using Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET framework. It covers topics such as the client-server model, ASP.NET, C#, HTML, CSS, databases, and deploying web applications. The document is organized into 13 chapters that provide explanations of key concepts and include exercises for hands-on learning. It aims to teach readers how to design, build, and deploy dynamic, database-driven web applications.
The document provides an overview of a software engineering course syllabus and objectives. The syllabus covers 6 units: software process and agile development, requirements analysis and specification, object oriented concepts, software design, testing and management, and learning resources. The course objectives are to understand software project phases, requirements engineering, object oriented concepts, enterprise integration, and testing/project management techniques. Students will learn to compare process models, formulate requirements engineering concepts, understand object oriented fundamentals, apply software design procedures, and evaluate testing techniques and project schedules.
DOC-20210303-WA0017..pptx,coding stuff in cfloraaluoch3
This document provides an overview of procedural programming and object-oriented programming concepts. It discusses modular programming in C language and compilers used for C/C++. It then covers the software crisis and evolution, procedural programming paradigm, and introduction to object-oriented approach. Key characteristics of OOP like classes, objects, encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism are explained. Benefits of OOP like code reusability and improved reliability are highlighted. Popular OOP languages like Java, C++, and Python are listed with examples of applications like real-time systems and databases.
Final ProjectCreate a Security Lab Tutorial Look back to tChereCheek752
Final Project
Create a Security Lab Tutorial
Look back to the course labs you’ve performed so far, lecture topics covered, and any other security topics in which you have interest. Which area would you like to further explore?
Your final project is to expand your hands-on learning and understanding of security by creating your own lab. Students choose their security topics and what software to use. This is an opportunity to further explore an area of security you find interesting.
Students may work in teams or individually, as preferred. Up to three students (max) may form a team to complete this final course project. Each student must demonstrate that he or she actively contributed to the project. Model your lab tutorial in a format similar to course labs (e.g., description of what the exercise does; numbered steps; URLs to sources used during an exercise posted as footnotes on the relevant page; screen shots that illustrate important input and output and that provide evidence the shots were taken by you; page numbers; etc.)
Due Dates
Assignment Due
Team project proposal submitted on BB Discussion forum
Tues, Nov 16, 2pm*
Submit final project on Blackboard that includes: **
1. your lab tutorial
2. presentation slides
Thurs, Dec 9, 3pm**
Team presentations
Presentation : Thurs, Dec 9, 6-8pm***
* During class on Nov 16th, we will discuss each student team’s proposal. This is an opportunity for students to get feedback and further flush out their project ideas. Importantly, it is also the time when I’ll review the software and projects being proposed across the class to ensure a variety of projects. Some students may be asked to change their topic because too many students are proposing similar projects. In cases where several student teams propose projects that are too similar, the student/team posting the proposal first gets priority. Note: ensure there is only 1 Discussion forum post per team.
** Final project submissions are per team. If multiple submissions occur from a team, the last submission will be graded. A 3pm deadline is given so that I can organize the order of presentations, and helps me get familiar with your projects prior to your presentation, which is helpful.
*** Students present their final project to the class. Each team member must be present and present some portion of the talk.
IST 656, J. Spears, Fall 2021
Page 1 of 7
Final Project Learning Objective:
1. Expand knowledge gained from course software labs and lectures
2. Create a reasonably detailed lab tutorial that another person could complete
3. Obtain security information on a target in your lab
4. Create a working lab, self-troubleshooting as needed
#1. Choose Project and Submit Proposal
Choose an area of interest to you.
The purpose of this final project is to expand your knowledge from previous course labs in one of the following areas of interest to you:
· Network security operations and/or scanning
· Data analytics of log files
· Ma ...
This document provides an initial specification for a CSE333 project on learning agents. The project aims to investigate current research on software learning agents and implement a simple demonstration system. A team of 4 students will build a distributed learning agent system that finds a policy for navigating a maze using reinforcement learning. The project will involve research on machine learning, agent computing, distributed computing and implementation using UML and Java. The document outlines objectives, topics, an example problem, planned activities and appendices on references, agent definitions and development.
This document provides an initial specification for a CSE333 project on learning agents. The project aims to build a distributed learning agent system that can find a policy for navigating a maze. Four key components are identified: perception, action, communication, and learning. The project will investigate reinforcement learning and Q-learning approaches. Team members are assigned areas of focus: machine learning, agent computing, distributed computing, and tools/implementation. Activities over the semester are outlined and will include research, design, prototyping, and implementation of a learning agent system to solve a maze problem using Q-learning.
This document summarizes two articles about restaurants in Bangalore, India.
The first article describes Shivaji Military Hotel, an 80-year-old establishment serving Maratha cuisine. The hotel has been run by the Rao brothers for decades, maintaining simple, authentic dishes. Their most popular dish is the donne biryani, cooked over charcoal.
The second article profiles Queens, a tiny 40-year-old restaurant known for homestyle North Indian food. It was started by Mrs. Soneelam Chodha who wanted to share her love of cooking. The restaurant maintains its ethnic decor and strictly sticks to its menu of dishes like methi chicken and sarson da saag.
Island Records was founded in Jamaica and is now based in the UK. It is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group and has signed artists across many genres including Florence and the Machine, Mika, Mumford & Sons, Jack Johnson, Alex Clare and Ben Howard. In the Name of is a new record label created by Lily Allen that is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment America and currently has a small roster including Tom Odell and Cults. Atlantic Records is an American label best known for blues, rock and roll and jazz that is now a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, having merged with Elektra Records in 2004. It has signed artists from Scars on 45 to B.O.B. and also works in
Acoustic and indie/folk album covers typically feature simplistic designs with few characters and hidden meanings on the front cover. The back cover lists the songs in the center and includes information like the record label, barcode, copyright, and distribution. Insides maintain the color scheme with blank backgrounds and little text, while the spine lists the record company, band, and album name in a simple font.
Goodwin identified 8 principles that distinguish music videos, including the link between music/lyrics and visuals, genre conventions, demands of record labels, and intertextual references. Laura Melvey coined the term "male gaze theory" in 1975 to describe how the camera often lingers on the female body and presents events through a male perspective, sometimes reducing women to objects. Johnathon Schroder stated in 1998 that the male gaze implies a power dynamic where the gazer sees the object of the gaze as inferior.
Indie folk music began in the 1990s and was influenced by folk music from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s as well as country music and indie rock. There are common codes and conventions used in indie folk music videos including long shots of the artist playing instruments, establishing shots of scenery, and close-ups of artists. Lighting is typically ambient or from fairy lights and matches the mood of the song. Editing is usually subtle with soft focuses on the artist's face and location, often ending with a fade to black. While there may not be a strong link between lyrics and imagery, there is usually a link between the music and images, and artists are commonly seen singing.
The document describes a proposed web application for automating project management tasks at an engineering institute. The application would allow students to form groups, get project approvals, submit work, and receive feedback and evaluations. It consists of two modules - one for online project work and another to evaluate student and project progress. The goal is to streamline project activities and provide a centralized platform for communication between students and guides.
Software Engineering with Objects (M363) Final Revision By Kuwait10Kuwait10
This document provides an overview of software engineering concepts covered in various course units. It begins with introductions to approaches to software development, requirements concepts, and modeling. Key topics covered include the software development life cycle, requirements elicitation and analysis techniques, types of requirements (functional and non-functional), modeling languages like UML, and risks and traceability in software projects. The document also lists contents for each of the 14 course units.
This document provides an overview of the DevOps: Engineering for Deployment and Operations course. The course focuses on DevOps technology and teaches infrastructure concepts like virtualization, networking, and security. Students will learn DevOps principles such as infrastructure as code, configuration management, microservices architecture, and deployment pipelines. The course involves weekly readings, videos, quizzes, discussions, and assignments using DevOps tools like Vagrant, Docker, Jenkins, Ansible, and Kubernetes. The final grade is based on daily quizzes, a final exam, assignments, and class participation.
HND Assignment Brief Session: September 2015
Programme title
BTEC HND in Computing and Systems Development
Unit number and title
41
Programming in Java (L5)
Assignment number & title
1 of 1
Programming in Java (L5)
Unit Leader
DR Gebremichael
Assessor (s)
Yonas Gebremichael and Hassan Baajour
Issue Date
30 Sept 2015
Final assignment submission deadline
28 May 2015 – 09 Sept 2015
Late submission deadline
11 – 16 September 2015
The learners are required to follow the strict deadline set by the
College for submissions of assignments in accordance with the BTEC level 4 – 7 submission guidelines and College policy on submissions. They should also refer to Merit and Distinction criteria that require evidence of meeting agreed timelines and ability to plan and organise time effectively without which the learner may not expect to receive a higher grade.
Resubmission deadline
TBA
Feedback
In-class feedback will be available from draft submissions on a taskby-task basis as a formative feedback and also for initial submission. Final feedback will be available within 2 – 3 weeks of the assignment submission date.
General
Guidelines
1. The work you submit must be in your own words. If you use a quote or an illustration from somewhere you must give the source.
2. Include a list of references at the end of your document. You must give all your sources of information.
3. Make sure your work is clearly presented and that you use readily understandable English.
4. Wherever possible use a word processor and its “spell-checker”.
Internal verifier
Dr. Hasan
Signature (IV of the brief) *
Dr. Hasan
Date
06/05/15
ICON College of Technology and Management
BTEC HND in Computing and Systems Development
(CSD)
Unit41: Programming in Java (L5)
Session: May\Sept 2015
Coursework
Recommended maximum words: 4,000
This Unit will be assessed by assignment and Presentation.
You are strongly recommended to read “Preparation guidelines of the Coursework Document” before answering/solving your assignment.
Scenario:
White Chapel Academy has asked you to develop a Student Information Management System (SIMS). The system shall hold the details of every student and tutor and admin staff in the school as well as storing information about the courses that are available at the school. It shall enable the school staff to enrol students to the school and manage student’s fee payments.
Once the students are enrolled, a system administrator will create classes in the system and allocate date, time and tutor for each class to enrol students to. The system shall also be used for managing students’ class attendance as well as track their progress in the course. The system shall have a facility for registered parents to login and check their sons’ or daughters’ attendance, academic progress, behaviour at school.
When a student first enrols at the school, he or she will receive a timetable with a list of classe ...
IT 700 Final Project Guidelines and RubricOverviewAs the fin.docxADDY50
IT 700 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
As the final stop in your journey toward your Master of Science in Information Technology, you will complete a capstone project that integrates the knowledge and skills you have developed in previous coursework and over the duration of the term by working to solve an information technology problem. To do this, you will develop a project proposal that identifies the problem you plan to solve. You will then design your solution and report on the implementation of your solution. You will also reflect on your project and your journey through the Information Technology (IT) program as well as how you plan to position yourself professionally.
Evaluation of Capstone
This capstone will be assessed somewhat differently than other courses you have taken online at SNHU. There are three separate components which will be submitted at different times during the course; however, they all operate together to comprise the whole capstone experience and
are not
assessed separately. You will be evaluated on all three as a unit in determining whether you have demonstrated proficiency in each outcome. Your work is expected to meet the highest professional standards.
This assessment will evaluate your mastery with respect to the following outcomes:
·
Develop innovative and agile, computer-based solutions to business problems through a systems analysis approach and technology integration and application
·
Design a plan for implementing and monitoring solutions that incorporate core information technologies, concepts, and methods appropriate for secure information use across an enterprise
·
Collaborate and communicate effectively in a variety of environments through situational awareness and audience analysis
·
Develop an implementation plan for systematic information risk assessment for change management plans and processes within enterprise business and information technology environments
·
Using computational logic and critical analysis, construct ethically sound, technology-informed procedures to ensure legal compliance and maintain security within enterprise information technology environments
Prompt
To simulate a real work environment, your capstone project will progress from developing a project proposal, to reporting on the design and creation of a project solution, to reflecting on the capstone experience. As you can see, writing is an important part of this capstone experience. IT professionals are not typically known for being great writers; however, successful IT professionals employ quality communication skills. The proposal, report, and reflection are opportunities for you to exhibit your superior written communication skills.
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CIS 510
Instructor Name: Dr. Austin Umezurike
10/27/2016
Assignment 2:
Creating a Use Case
Introduction
With this paper I will show how a use case diagram should be used. I base this paper from fig. 3
– 11 pages 78 – 80 in our textbook titled: System Analysis and Design in a Changing World, 6th
edition, by Satzinger, Jackson, and Burd. In the Use Case Diagram that I make, I will depict a
use case for a RMO CSMS subsystem. I will also be describing the overview of the diagram. I
will also provide an analysis of the characters.
Use Case Introduction
An activity that a system performs is known as a use case. It is mostly in response to the
user. Use case analysis is a technique that is used for identifying the functional requirements of
the software system. A use case is to designate the point of view from a client and customer, this
is a use cases main purpose. An analytical role in the development process is done by the
developer. The other definition of a use case is as an objective or as an actor. Actors are with a
particular system and they want to achieve. In the use case diagram that I create, I will show the
actors and use cases for the RMO CSMS subsystem for marketing.
Marketing Subsystem
RMO CSMS
Marketing Merchandising
Overview
The overview of this use case diagram has the following: It shows the system boundary,
the association and the actors. The one that does the interaction with the system by entering or
receiving data is called a group, actor, external agent or person. Another part of the whole system
are the system boundaries. System boundaries are the computerized part of the application along
with the users who operate it. When a customer places a relationship between certain things such
as a certain employee in a department and an order, this would be a logical association. In my
diagram I have included two actors, one is representing marketing and the other represents
merchandising.
Analysis
The events and actions that define the interactions with a system and the role in order to
be able to discover a goal is a list of actions or steps in an event in a use case. The elements that
make up a use case diagram and the connections that are between a use case and the actors is an
association. This lets us know that there is communication between the actors and the use case.
On the marketing side they need to be able to update / add promotions, production and business
partners. On the merchandising side they need to be able to update / add production information
and accessory packages.
Summary
The important part of a use case diagram is that you can identi ...
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Final Project
Create a Security Lab Tutorial
Look back to the course labs you’ve performed so far, lecture topics covered, and any other security topics in which you have interest. Which area would you like to further explore?
Your final project is to expand your hands-on learning and understanding of security by creating your own lab. Students choose their security topics and what software to use. This is an opportunity to further explore an area of security you find interesting.
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Due Dates
Assignment Due
Team project proposal submitted on BB Discussion forum
Tues, Nov 16, 2pm*
Submit final project on Blackboard that includes: **
1. your lab tutorial
2. presentation slides
Thurs, Dec 9, 3pm**
Team presentations
Presentation : Thurs, Dec 9, 6-8pm***
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** Final project submissions are per team. If multiple submissions occur from a team, the last submission will be graded. A 3pm deadline is given so that I can organize the order of presentations, and helps me get familiar with your projects prior to your presentation, which is helpful.
*** Students present their final project to the class. Each team member must be present and present some portion of the talk.
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Page 1 of 7
Final Project Learning Objective:
1. Expand knowledge gained from course software labs and lectures
2. Create a reasonably detailed lab tutorial that another person could complete
3. Obtain security information on a target in your lab
4. Create a working lab, self-troubleshooting as needed
#1. Choose Project and Submit Proposal
Choose an area of interest to you.
The purpose of this final project is to expand your knowledge from previous course labs in one of the following areas of interest to you:
· Network security operations and/or scanning
· Data analytics of log files
· Ma ...
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Coursework2 2013 distributed systems(1)
1. University of Derby
School of Computing and Mathematics
In-course Assignment Specification
Module Code and Title: Distributed Systems (6CC505)
Assignment No. and Title: #2 – Distributed System Development
Assessment Tutor: Dr Ashiq Anjum
Weighting Towards Module Grade: 70%
Date Set:
Hand-In Deadline Date:
Monday, November 4, 2013
Friday, January 3 , 2013, 4.00pm
Penalty for Late Submission
Recognising that deadlines are an integral part of professional workplace practice, the University expects
students to meet all agreed deadlines for submission of assessments. However, the University
acknowledges that there may be circumstances which prevent students from meeting deadlines. There
are now 3 distinct processes in place to deal with differing student circumstances:
1) Assessed Extended Deadline (AED): Students with disabilities or long term health issues are entitled
to a Support Plan.
2)
Exceptional Extenuating Circumstances (EEC): The EEC policy applies to situations where serious,
unforeseen circumstances prevent the student from completing the assignment on time or to the normal
standard. http://www.derby.ac.uk/files/part_i_exceptional_extenuating_circumstances.pdf
3) Late Submission: Requests for late submission will be made to the relevant Subject Manager in the
School (or Head of Joint Honours for joint honours students) who can authorise an extension of up to a
maximum of one week.
http://www.derby.ac.uk/files/part_f_assessment_regulations_ug_programmes.pdf
Level of Collaboration
This is a group assignment; however, the assessment will be individual. The critical review part in task 5
has to be done individually and no collaboration with other students or anyone else is allowed.
Learning Outcomes covered in this Assignment:
The aim of this deliverable is twofold: Firstly to develop technological foundations in Distributed Systems
and secondly to provide you feedback and develop expertise in designing and developing robust and
scalable Distributed Systems.
1
2. Assignment: You have to design, implement, and monitor a private cloud and then use this private
cloud to design, develop and deploy a Facebook-like application.
The assignment has a set of tasks and there is a set of activities that need to be performed in each
task.
Note 1: You will work in groups (average group size is 4) for this assignment, however, the evaluation
will be based upon individual performance. You are free to select your group members and make sure
that you work as a team and share the understanding, expertise and skills with other members of your
group.
Note 2: We will not restrict you to use a particular set of tools or technologies as far as you can justify
your choices in your architecture and Implementation. You should think like an architect and carefully
evaluate the tools and technologies to support your architecture.
Task 1: Design a Private Cloud (10 % of total module Grade)
Each group should review state of the art in cloud computing and distributed systems to understand
the background concepts and technologies. Based on this survey, you should evaluate the available
cloud computing technologies and architectures. You should propose a suitable architecture for your
private cloud and then propose an implementation plan to build this private cloud. You should have
convincing reasons to justify the choices that you have made for your architecture. Clouds are weak
in security and you should make sure that your architecture will lead to a secure solution. You should
put in place mechanisms to achieve scalability, agility and monitoring. You should also propose a
suitable network topology for your private cloud to manage traffic and provide fault tolerance. In this
task you should also have a clear understanding of the tools and technologies that you will use to
implement your private cloud.
Note 3: For your information, some of the popular cloud stacks include Apache CloudStack,
OpenStack, Vsphere, MS Azure, AWS, Nimbus, IBM Smart Cloud, Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud, Eucalyptus
and OpenNebula. You may use a toolkit of your choice as far as you can justify this in your architecture.
Similarly, you may use a hypervisor of your choice, such as XEN, KVM, VMware ESX, lguest, Hyper-V
or virtual box, to virtualize system resources.
Task 2: Implement the Private Cloud (10 % of total module Grade)
In this task, each group will implement the architecture for the private cloud that has been proposed
in Task 1. To implement your private cloud, you should use the set of the tools and technologies that
you have shortlisted in Task 1. You should be able to show a basic implementation of the private cloud
in this task.
Task 3: Monitor and Demonstrate the Private Cloud (10 % of total module Grade)
In this task, each group will monitor the private cloud that they have produced in Task 2. This should
enable the private cloud to provide new services quickly and elegantly. This should also enable new
virtual machines to be provisioned and decommissioned with minimal human intervention. You
should provide a monitoring service that can monitor the computing, storage and network resources
in your private cloud and can provide information about performance, availability and scalability of
resources. You should use suitable monitoring tools to implement the monitoring features. You may
use a monitoring tool of your choice.
2
3. Note 4: Cloud Watch, Nagios, Ganglia, NMS, OPNET, Open Nebula are a few examples of monitoring
tools, however, you are free to select a tool of your choice as far as you have good reasons behind
your selection.
Note 5: Each group should setup the private cloud on a minimum number of nodes possible. You
should deploy individual services in fewest virtual machines if there are no software conflicts. There
are no additional marks for setting up a higher number of nodes in your private cloud.
Task 4 (20 % of total module Grade)
In this task, you should perform the following activities:
Design and develop a Facebook-like application using servlets, JSPs (or Google's web Toolkit)
and deploy this on the private cloud you implemented in previous tasks.
Using the application, friends in a network should be able to share resources (photos, web
pages, videos etc).
Friends in a network should be able to like/unlike their friend's resources.
Application should support a 'preferential search' mechanism where the resources with most
'likes' should appear on the top and with most unlikes should appear at the bottom of a list of
search results.
The application should also visualize the social network graph.
Feedback on your design and implementation will be provided in your tutorial sessions on November
18 and November 25, 2013.
Demonstration: December 2, 2013 (in your Tutorial Session). You should get an appointment to
demonstrate your project if you cannot show a fully developed and deployed application on December
2, 2013.
Task 5 (20 % of total module Grade)
Each student will submit a 1000 words document which should provide a critical review of your Design
and Implementation. You should present the weaknesses and strengths of your design and
implementation. You should present suggestions to improve your systems design and implementation
and give reasons on how the proposed changes will improve the functionality of system.
Deadline: January 3, 2013
Submit one electronic copy of your report onto Course Resources Submission point by the above
deadline. Please ensure that you have put a cover page showing your name and student number.
3
4. Assessment
The deliverable will be assessed on the following criteria:
a) Accuracy: Completeness and correctness of the system and application functionality i.e. does
it incorporate all the major requirements described for Tasks 1, 2 and 3?
b) Objectivity: Design and performance of the application in Task 1, 2 and 3. i.e. does your
application follow the distributed systems principles and does it perform well?
c) Brevity: Do the points raised in your reflection summary in Task 4 present a critical reflection
of the strengths and weaknesses of your design and implementation in 1000 words?
d) Structure: Does your summary in Task 4 represent an unbiased synopsis of the project design
and implementation?
The university of Derby guidelines for grading will be followed for marking this assignment. These are
reproduced here for your convenience. The assessment criteria will be further explained in the
assignment brief in the class when the assignment is released.
Grade
Element
Descriptor
Class
Accuracy
The work is exceptional in that it is logically presented and
error-free. It is creative and illustrates a thoroughly in-depth
understanding of content as well as issues and problems.
Objectivity
The work shows an exceptional, critical engagement with
complex ideas and concepts. There is an outstanding
appreciation of all of the relevant competing perspectives.
Brevity
The work shows an exceptional level of evaluation and
illustrates incisive conclusions based on that evaluation.
Structure
The work is communicated with an exceptional degree of
authority that comes close to that expected of a professional in
the discipline.
Accuracy
The work is excellent in that it is logically presented and almost
error-free. It illustrates an in-depth understanding of content as
well as issues and problems. There is evidence of extensive
reading and synthesis of mostly primary research literature.
Objectivity
The work shows an excellent, critical engagement with complex
ideas and concepts. There is an excellent appreciation of almost
all of the relevant competing perspectives.
Brevity
The work shows an advanced level of evaluation and illustrates
some solution-focused conclusions based on that evaluation.
90
89
80
4
FIRST
100
5. Accuracy
The work is extremely good in that it is logically presented and
reasonably error-free. It illustrates an advanced understanding
of content as well as issues and problems. There is evidence of
some reading and synthesis of primary research literature.
Objectivity
The work shows an extremely good, critical engagement with
complex ideas and concepts. There is an extremely good
appreciation of almost all of the relevant competing
perspectives.
Brevity
The work shows an extremely good level of evaluation and
illustrates a few solution-focused conclusions based on that
evaluation.
Structure
The work is communicated with an extremely good degree of
authority that sometimes comes reasonably close to that
expected of a professional in the discipline.
Accuracy
The work is very good in that it is mainly logically presented and
reasonably error-free. It illustrates a good understanding of
content as well as issues and problems. There is evidence of
some reading of primary research literature.
Objectivity
The work shows a very good, critical engagement with complex
ideas and concepts. There is a very good appreciation of some
of the relevant competing perspectives.
Brevity
The work shows a very good level of evaluation and, perhaps,
illustrates a few solution-focused conclusions based on that
evaluation.
Structure
The work is communicated with an occasional glimpse of
authority that comes reasonably close to that expected of a
professional in the discipline.
79
70
69
60
59
Accuracy
The work is of a good standard in that there is an attempt to
present it logically and it is reasonably error-free. It illustrates a
good understanding of content as well as issues and problems.
There is a little evidence of reading of primary research
literature.
5
SECOND DIV 1
The work is communicated with an excellent degree of
authority that comes reasonably close to that expected of a
professional in the discipline.
SECOND DIV 2
Structure
6. Brevity
The work shows a fairly good level of evaluation and, perhaps,
illustrates a few solution-focused conclusions based on that
evaluation.
Structure
The work is communicated without very much authority. It
requires development to come close to that expected of a
professional in the discipline.
Accuracy
Demonstrates a satisfactory level of knowledge, but with little
evidence of reading of primary research literature.
Objectivity
The work has a fair level of critical engagement with complex
ideas and concepts, but here is a little appreciation of the
relevant competing perspectives.
Brevity
The work shows a fair level of evaluation but rarely illustrates
any solution-focused conclusions based on that evaluation.
Structure
Although soundly presented, the work lacks authority. Due to
some weaknesses in style, it does not come at all close to that
expected of a professional in the discipline.
Accuracy
The work is limited in that it is not logically presented and has
errors. It illustrates little understanding of content as well as
issues and problems. There is little evidence of any reading of
primary research literature.
Objectivity
The work lacks much critical engagement with any ideas and
concepts. There may be virtually no appreciation of the
relevant competing perspectives.
Brevity
The work shows inadequate evaluation and does not refer to
any solution-focused conclusions based on that evaluation.
Structure
The work is communicated in an unacceptable way. It is far
from that expected of a professional in the discipline.
Accuracy
The work is poor and has a number of errors. It illustrates
virtually no understanding of content or of issues and
problems. There is almost no evidence of any reading of
primary research literature.
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40
39
35
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THIRD
The work has a fairly good level of critical engagement with
complex ideas and concepts. There is a fair appreciation of
some of the relevant competing perspectives.
FAIL
Objectivity
7. Objectivity
Brevity
The work shows virtually no evaluation and hardly refers to any
conclusions based around an evaluation.
Structure
The work is communicated very poorly. It is not to any graduate
standard.
Accuracy
The work is extremely poor and has many errors. It illustrates
no understanding of content or of issues and problems. There is
no evidence of any reading of primary research literature.
Objectivity
The work lacks any critical engagement with ideas and
concepts. There is no appreciation of the relevant competing
perspectives.
Brevity
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The work lacks critical engagement with ideas and concepts.
There is almost no appreciation of the relevant competing
perspectives.
The work shows no evaluation and does not refer to any
conclusions based around an evaluation.
Structure
The work is incoherent and may be scant or severely underlength.
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5
4
Nothing of merit in submitted work.
1
Where no work has been submitted the NS notation will apply.
Z
Z designates work where an academic offence has occurred or
been suspected.
(0)
WARNING
Each summary must be written in your own words. Do not copy fully or partially the article’s
abstract. Any summary that is found to be mainly re-using the article’s sentences will be penalised
and it can be given a mark of 0.
Copying sentences, paragraphs, sections word by word or diagrams and pictures from documents
which belong to other people including your classmates is called plagiarism. Every document deemed
to contain copied material will incur severe penalties in marking. It can be given a total mark of 0. To
avoid this you must write the ideas you found in other documents in your own words. If in doubt as
to what constitutes plagiarism please come and see me.
Dr. Ashiq Anjum
November 4, 2013
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